diff --git a/cmd/core-runtime/main.go b/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
index 16e9b10..0d7772a 100644
--- a/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
+++ b/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func main() {
 						PropositionKey: fmt.Sprintf("question:%s:%d", utterance.ID, index), Query: searchQuery,
 					})
 					cancelResearch()
-					reply, backed := renderResearchReply(part, result, researchErr)
+					reply, backed := renderResearchReply(searchQuery, result, researchErr)
 					if backed {
 						researchBacked = true
 					}
@@ -1824,13 +1824,63 @@ func researchFindingMatchesIntent(query string, finding epistemics.ResearchFindi
 		finding.Statement,
 		finding.Excerpt.Text,
 	}, " "))
-	return strings.Contains(evidence, "рейс") ||
+	travelEvidence := strings.Contains(evidence, "рейс") ||
 		strings.Contains(evidence, "вылет") ||
 		strings.Contains(evidence, "авиабил") ||
 		strings.Contains(evidence, "аэропорт") ||
 		strings.Contains(evidence, "самолет") ||
 		strings.Contains(evidence, "самолёт") ||
 		strings.Contains(evidence, "расписан")
+	if !travelEvidence {
+		return false
+	}
+	routeTerms := nearestFlightRouteTerms(query)
+	if len(routeTerms) < 2 {
+		return true
+	}
+	for _, term := range routeTerms {
+		if !strings.Contains(evidence, term) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// nearestFlightRouteTerms retains only the two endpoint-shaped terms from a
+// structured flight search. It has no city or provider vocabulary: endpoint
+// relevance is determined from the request itself.
+func nearestFlightRouteTerms(query string) []string {
+	fields := regexp.MustCompile(`[\p{L}]{4,}`).FindAllString(strings.ToLower(query), -1)
+	ignored := []string{"ближай", "авиарейс", "сегодня", "самолет", "самолёт", "вылет", "рейс", "пункт", "отправлен"}
+	terms := make([]string, 0, 2)
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		skip := false
+		for _, prefix := range ignored {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(field, prefix) {
+				skip = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if skip {
+			continue
+		}
+		prefixLength := 4
+		if len([]rune(field)) < prefixLength {
+			prefixLength = len([]rune(field))
+		}
+		term := string([]rune(field)[:prefixLength])
+		already := false
+		for _, current := range terms {
+			if current == term {
+				already = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !already {
+			terms = append(terms, term)
+		}
+	}
+	return terms
 }
 
 func containsFlightTimeEvidence(value string) bool {
diff --git a/cmd/core-runtime/main_test.go b/cmd/core-runtime/main_test.go
index 1daa31f..89f2d75 100644
--- a/cmd/core-runtime/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/core-runtime/main_test.go
@@ -40,12 +40,24 @@ func TestNearestFlightReplyFiltersUnrelatedSearchSnippets(t *testing.T) {
 		{State: epistemics.FindingSupported, Source: epistemics.Source{Locator: "https://naidy.example", Title: "Мебельная фурнитура"}, Excerpt: epistemics.SourceExcerpt{Text: "Комплектующие для мебели оптом и в розницу."}},
 		{State: epistemics.FindingSupported, Source: epistemics.Source{Locator: "https://rasp.example", Title: "Рейсы Москва — Казань"}, Excerpt: epistemics.SourceExcerpt{Text: "Расписание самолётов Москва — Казань, время вылета и прилёта."}},
 	}}
-	reply, backed := renderResearchReply("найди ближайший самолет до Казани сегодня пункт отправления: Москва", result, nil)
+	reply, backed := renderResearchReply("ближайшие авиарейсы Москва Казань сегодня", result, nil)
 	if !backed || !strings.Contains(reply, "Рейсы Москва") || strings.Contains(reply, "Мебельная") {
 		t.Fatalf("unrelated source leaked into flight reply: %q", reply)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNearestFlightEvidenceRequiresBothRouteEndpointsWhenKnown(t *testing.T) {
+	query := "ближайшие авиарейсы Москва Казань сегодня"
+	matched := epistemics.ResearchFinding{Source: epistemics.Source{Title: "Рейсы Москва — Казань"}, Excerpt: epistemics.SourceExcerpt{Text: "Расписание авиарейсов из Москвы в Казань."}}
+	if !researchFindingMatchesIntent(query, matched) {
+		t.Fatal("route evidence with both endpoints was rejected")
+	}
+	unrelated := epistemics.ResearchFinding{Source: epistemics.Source{Title: "Ближайшие города к Казани"}, Excerpt: epistemics.SourceExcerpt{Text: "Авиабилеты и расстояние до Казани."}}
+	if researchFindingMatchesIntent(query, unrelated) {
+		t.Fatal("one-ended travel evidence was accepted")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResponseReviewPreservesAttemptedResearchOutcome(t *testing.T) {
 	if reviewMayReplacePlanningReply(false, true, false, "Уточните аэропорт.", "Пока не смог получить проверяемый ответ.") {
 		t.Fatal("review replaced an honest unbacked research outcome")